This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Aug 15, 2016:

Coar, David H.

Born 1943 in Birmingham, AL

Federal Judicial Service:Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of IllinoisNominated by William J. Clinton on August 16, 1994, to a seat vacated by Ilana Diamond Rovner. Confirmed by the Senate on October 6, 1994, and received commission on October 7, 1994. Assumed senior status on August 12, 2009. Service terminated on December 31, 2010, due to retirement.